Chapter 57
The Rookie Apprentice's Life-Saving Secret
Hearing Agul's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
He continued to hold the crystal ball, immersing himself in observing the details of the mural.
Seeing this, everyone wisely left the council hall and headed up the stairs toward the teleportation room.
However, Dolan did not rush to leave the Winter Realm. He left the council hall alone and disappeared without a trace.
The other three quickly arrived at the teleportation room, and Wizard Roland cast a spell to remove the restriction on the teleportation portal.
George and Gates entered one after the other, followed closely by Matthew.
Strangely, the three of them entered the portal almost one after the other.
But Matthew couldn't see the two people in front of him as he stepped inside.
The spatial passage was deathly silent. His spiritual power was restricted and could not extend very far; it was as if he were the only person left in the entire space.
Without giving it much thought, Matthew continued forward.
After an unknown amount of time, he took a step, and the surrounding space suddenly shifted, and he returned to the wizarding world.
Matthew headed straight for the apprentice building; he wanted to collect his reward for the post-battle cleanup.
……
Twenty minutes later...
Matthew was standing at the entrance of the apprentice building when he ran into Milo coming out.
At this moment, Milo was covered in dirt and blood, but the joy in his eyes was almost overflowing.
Milo's eyes lit up when he saw Matthew, and he quickly stepped forward. "Matthew, where have you been lately? I want to exchange some healing potions with you!"
He held up two fingers to Matthew, exuding an air of wealth and arrogance, "Twenty bottles! I've bought twenty bottles of healing potion!"
Matthew was a little surprised. He knew that Milo had recently risked his life to hunt monsters in the Winter Realm for some monster corpses. Why did he look like a nouveau riche now?
"You found a magic stone? And why are you in this state again?"
"I just got a little injured in an accident while completing the mission," Milo grinned dismissively, looking as if nothing had happened.
"Guess what? I ran into a giant ground bear."
The Earth Bear is a rare and extremely valuable magical beast. It has thick skin, tough flesh, and incredible explosive power, and is often regarded as a nightmare by novice apprentices.
"Then why are you so happy? Did you get brain damage?" Matthew looked at him like he was an idiot.
Milo couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Pfft~ Hahahaha, but, but..." He wiped away his tears, "I killed it, and even sold the corpse for a high price."
"You?" Matthew asked, somewhat surprised.
In his memory, apart from being a little brave, Milo's strength was only at the level of an ordinary beginner apprentice. He was lucky to escape from the Earth Bear. He never expected that Milo could kill the Earth Bear by himself.
Milo nodded. "Since we're old friends, I'll tell you something good, but don't tell anyone else!"
He cautiously glanced around, making sure no one was nearby, then whispered mysteriously, "Do you know the Smith family's grocery store?"
"I know, what's wrong?"
Milo leaned close to Matthew's ear, lowering his voice even further, "Where did you find some really good stuff lately?"
"Good stuff?" Matthew frowned, puzzled.
He's a regular there, and Tom didn't even tell him about the good stuff.
"A batch of [Firebird Spell Scrolls] recently appeared there at extremely low prices."
"I didn't have high hopes for the power of these cheap reels, but guess what?"
"I took down a giant earth bear with just one shot!"
"Ah, this..." Matthew was at a loss for words after hearing what the other person had to say.
"I saw recently that there weren't many left in stock, so you'd better hurry if you want to buy."
"By the way, the maker's mark on the [Firebird Spell Scroll] is a pale flame, so don't buy the wrong one!"
"Ah... no need, absolutely not."
Seeing that Matthew's expression remained unchanged, Milo assumed that the other party did not believe him, so he hurriedly added a few more words.
"Everything I'm saying is true, don't you believe me!"
Although this sounds a bit outrageous for the [Firebird Scroll].
But I guarantee with my integrity that its power is at least 300 degrees!
"That's 300 degrees! For rookie apprentices like us, it's a lifesaver!"
Matthew fell silent. Is it possible that the trump card you mentioned, the one you're talking about, is something I created...?
Seeing that the other party remained unmoved, Milo gave up on trying to persuade him further. "Forget it, you don't know what's good for you!"
"..."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Milo prepared to leave.
But after taking only a few steps, he suddenly remembered something and stopped.
He turned to Matthew and said, "By the way, Angela came to your dorm a few days ago."
"Hmm! Angela... came to see me..." Matthew immediately became wary. "What does she want?"
Milo shrugged. "How would I know? I told her you weren't in the dorm lately, and she left."
Oh! She also said you'd better go find her quickly, or you'll face the consequences.
Seeing Matthew fall silent, Milo added, "But even if you go looking for her now, you won't find her."
"Why?" Matthew asked, puzzled.
"Because, Senior Angela just went out to complete a mission for her school."
Just before I met you.
Matthew breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't expected to be so lucky. If he had come earlier, he probably would have run into Angela.
It's perfect timing that she's out on a mission now; he can use this time to advance to intermediate apprentice!
"I understand, thank you, Milo," Matthew said, then walked into the student hall without looking back, ignoring the other's reaction.
……
A moment later...
"Your reward for clearing the battlefield this time is twelve credits, which have already been credited to your crystal."
Matthew took the crystal Geralt handed him and immersed himself in it with his mental energy, discovering that it indeed contained twelve credits.
Although it's not easy to earn credits, people are alive, but credits are inanimate.
He planned to convert his credits into his own abilities as soon as possible, so he spoke up.
"I want to exchange my credits for something."
Geralt was not surprised; he took a thick list out of the drawer.
"Here you go, all the items that can be exchanged with the beginner apprentice level are in this catalog."
The page contains detailed information about the items and the required credits.
I don't need to tell you how to use it, do I?
Matthew nodded and took the catalog. This catalog was made of a special material and contained a magic circle connecting it to the apprentice hall's warehouse.
When exchanging items, simply use your mental energy to lock onto the item number, and then touch the crystal ball.
The items will appear at the front, and the credits in the crystal ball will be automatically deducted.
Matthew opened the knowledge section of the table of contents; he currently wanted to resolve the problem of soul corruption as soon as possible.
So he went straight to the section on soul studies in the knowledge section.